A new analysis shows that anti-inflammatory medications may help reduce symptoms for a subset of people with depression who ...

Depression doesn’t just affect the person living with it — it can ripple through every part of a romantic relationship as well. It’s natural to want to help, but it can be hard to know exactly how to ...

There are many reasons to be a giving, charitable person. Giving to others helps us cement relationships, elicit gratitude, and connect communities. It can also make us feel happier and healthier, ...

A lot of people are dealing with anxiety, depression or just general unhappiness. Worry, sadness, restlessness, irritability ...

Did you know that alcohol and depression often go hand in hand? The relationship appears to go both ways. Research shows the more a person drinks, the more likely they are to develop major depression.

Laughing gas (nitrous oxide) appears to offer rapid mood improvement for people with severe or treatment-resistant depression ...

The two may look similar on the surface, but they are fundamentally different in cause and treatment. Depression is a mental health disorder; laziness is a behavior. Many people living with depression ...

Depression and seasonal affective disorder (SAD) share similar symptoms, but depression can occur at any time of the year, while SAD follows a recurring seasonal pattern. For a SAD diagnosis, a person ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Researchers still don’t understand what, exactly, causes depression. But what is clear is this: It doesn’t ...